Time to sow seeds for fruits and flowers before 20th Feb

Down-under this week we can sow seeds for optimum growth of fruits, flowers and seeds,

especially Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th February 2019 [here in New Zealand].

Before the full moon on Wednesday 20th February 2019.

It’s time to look at planting for the autumn/winter harvest [brassicas like broccoli, cauli, as it’s the flowering heads we eat. [Cabbage, kale etc leaves are the primary parts so maybe they belong with leafy greens].

Maybe there’s still time to plant more of the following?

legumes – such as beans – a new batch of dwarf beans is easiest now.

Flowers – check requirements – there are so many options – find which ones you like which are good to sow now.

This week the moon is growing towards full and the days listed are when many aspects line up to give optimum good germination for strong seedlings if the outside climate is provided for their needs.

May the weather support growing great plants! CheersHeather

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PS:

For more about planting by the moon phases,

If you like experiments about when to plant for best results, a great one is to plant the same seeds in rows right beside each other [so all other conditions are identical], and label the rows with the date of planting. Then sow seeds from 1 packet at weekly intervals, each week in a new row.

This way you can see how the recommendations for best/worst seed sowing outcomes from moon-planting guides work for you. Maybe they do, and maybe they don’t.

I enjoy experimenting with such ideas – and if only I can rescue the rows from the snails and black-birds, I might even get some results to share!